Sentences with phrase «of vulnerable parents»

Building on its base and expertise in peer - to - peer approaches to strengthening families, the new mission is, «Be Strong Families promotes the empowered engagement of vulnerable parents, youth, children, and extended family members in ways that nurture the spirit of the family and promote well - being, healing and peace across the globe.»

Not exact matches

But ending them merely punishes thousands of vulnerable kids and their potential parents worldwide.

Aside from the fact that Carrier's plans were made during the presidential campaign and its parent company is vulnerable to political pressures, what exactly makes Carrier worthy of being treated differently from the other multinational firms that employ 23 million Americans?

My parents had divorced when I was young and though I knew their intense love for me, the wounds of a divided home had left a vulnerable spot for the love of a heavenly father to come in and make His home.

In the academic sphere, we have not always managed parents» expectations perfectly, and because we are young plant, any falling short makes us vulnerable; but some batches of results, especially in English and in languages, have been better than most schools back home.

Children are extremely vulnerable to the fates of their parents.

With Huck's Raft, Steven Mintz indicates that children are extremely vulnerable to the fates of their parents, and he understands with clarity the history of families in this country.

Have the parents of vulnerable kids in your community organized?

That's according to a new survey of parents by Christian charity Spurgeons, which helps disadvantaged and vulnerable children.

«We're committed to supporting parents with the cost of bringing up children, we've doubled free childcare, Child Benefit is available for all children in a household, and we continue to spend around # 90 billion a year to ensure a strong safety net for the most vulnerable.»

on my nightstand Daring Greatly: How the Courage to Be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead by Brene Brown:: Her book, The Gifts of Imperfection: Let Go of Who You Think You're Supposed to Be...

Regardless of the polls showing higher favor for changing the definition of marriage — by dillutiing the definition of marriage you make IT WEAKER AND make mothers and children more vulnerable to being abandoned — QUIT the attack on heathy two parent households.

Krish Kandiah, founder and director of the charity, was joined by foster carers, adoptive parents, adopted children, and care leavers to present postcards from foster carers, adopters, and supporters all over the country asking the Prime Minister to prioritise care for vulnerable children.

«Our parents, young adults, teens and children should therefore, of all people, be especially sensitive to the vulnerable in society and be willing to speak out against bullying or intimidation whenever it occurs, including unkindness toward those who are attracted to others of the same sex.

This advice improves support of the physiologically vulnerable infant by a responsive parent, and ideally will help parents avoid controversial practices of sleep training, «cry it out» methods, or solitary infant sleep.

Young fathers (aged 16 - 24) are some of the most invisible, marginalised and vulnerable parents in the UK.

This is how it works: • The Children's Centre manager identifies relevant agencies already dealing with vulnerable families — for example schools, health visitors or a local homeless families unit • A simple form summarising the facilities and activities available at the Centre, and asking for a parent's contact details and a signature, is created • The manager / staff at the other agency agree, as part of their usual data recording protocols, to ask relevant service users to fill in the form.

that is what our role in life will be and will always be, is its implicit message and that's why women in vulnerable situations aka motherhood / parenting react so defensively to what should be open discussion of methods of raising a child.

The decision not to wear your baby is one of the most visible parenting decisions you can make, and that makes you vulnerable to criticism.

By encouraging those who still advocate corporal punishment to see the facts behind reasons parents today think corporal punishment works and breaking down those reasons to see why those reasons don't stand up to facts and examination, we can protect the most vulnerable members of society: children, who should be taught how to behave correctly on their own and develop the skills to regulate their own behavior so that they don't need to be constantly disciplined and who should not be physically hurt so that they obey at that particular moment, without learning how to regulate themselves in the future.

One of the things you hear parents talk about and question about, in their more vulnerable moments, is about date rape; how often it happens and under what circumstances.

«Alongside the material and financial support we will deliver, it is important that parents get advice when they need it — and we'll recruit 500 new health visitors by 2018 to better - support Scotland's families and further extend the family nurse partnership, which supports some of our youngest and most vulnerable parents.»

The trust and friendship you build with other parents can be some of the most vulnerable and rewarding friendships in your lives.

The Food Bank's «Baby Supply Cupboard» targets one of the most vulnerable populations — infants and toddlers whose parents lack the resources to adequately provide for them.

It's easy to feel vulnerable as a parent — embarrassed or ashamed that your child is the one on the playground that no one wants to get near for fear of his behavior.

How about lactation consultants, natural parenting authors, manufacturers of breastfeeding products, activists, etc that prey on the fears of new mothers at their most vulnerable?

Community - based Neuroprotective Developmental Care in the Community (NDC), also known as «the Possums programs», aims to protect the rapidly developing infant brain and gut during the critical first 12 months of life, and also supports parents» mental health and psychological resilience during this vulnerable perinatal period.

«While some parents believe that not having their child inoculated will protect her from possible side effects of vaccines, they inadvertently wind up leaving the child vulnerable to the very real possibility of disease, a far greater risk.»

First wave behavioural approaches («sleep training») cause parent - baby communication confusion, increasing the risk of developmental and sleep problems in vulnerable individuals

Even the youngest kids are aware of and vulnerable to the stress of a divorce or a death in the family, or a parent's job loss.

Parents of preemies need to be educated and prepared to protect these vulnerable babies.

Grade - schoolers are aware of and vulnerable to the stress of a divorce or a death in the family, a parent's loss of employment, a change in caregiver or teacher, an act of violence, or a natural disaster.

Yet, too often, parents ignore their instincts and better sense to follow their doctor's advice, such as overtreating vulnerable children, letting babies cry themselves to sleep and giving their children cow's milk for strong bones, even though scientific evidence shows none of these practices is the best route.

Nonetheless, there is a lot of evidence that parents have a much bigger impact on their preschool - aged children than teachers do, and that pro- grams to support good parenting practices in vulnerable families pay off in the long run, especially in the early years.

But for others, «it closes within the first months or years of life before most parents even knew that their baby's mental development was even vulnerable.»

When judges, mediators, and parents make decisions that give paramount consideration to the welfare of the vulnerable young child, they can limit the damage caused by divorce and separation.

The strengths oriented training addresses the developmental process of any child, including those most vulnerable, parenting education topics and encourages cultural competence of home visitors.

We should never underestimate the power that skilled IBCLC support and counselling can have during a vulnerable time in the lives of both parents and babies.

A powerful and vulnerable conversation about the humbling power of parenting, fear, the nature of our thoughts, how to grow and change, and more.

Lastly, it is essential that decision - makers reach out to vulnerable families during the preschool years, as these families are the hardest to involve in parenting programs (obstacles due to language, location, and / or hours of availability).

It also plays on the fragile and vulnerable emotions of new parents like myself, whether or not they are parenting after loss.

So, if the child goes through highly stressful events every day because of conflicts in the family, between parents or siblings, they are vulnerable to developing an anxiety disorder.

I work with some of the world's most vulnerable parents to make a difference to the lives of children.

I worked for five of the most wonderful, challenging, eye opening years on the High Dependancy Neonatal Cardiac Unit at Birmingham Children's Hospital where I would care for the most delicate of babies, most sick babies, most vulnerable babies and their parents and families.

We give 10 % of all our baby massage teacher training enrolments to support vulnerable parents and babies around the world through our Nurture Foundation.

With all the concerns of plastics and infants being the most vulnerable, I felt there was a need for more options for parents who wanted to use glass.

A parent might have had other experiences of being «not seen» perhaps by a spouse, co-worker or by her own parents, that makes her particularly vulnerable to getting upset about not being «seen» by her child.

We advocate for early diagnosis and screening of population groups of children that might be vulnerable to developing selective mutism and encourage parents and professionals to advocate for appropriate school accommodations and other resources that may be needed to help our children.

xxx proposal avoids the protection of vulnerable members of the community, the proposal was actually an important self - regulatory effort in the field of online safety, and passing it up only hurts parents and children.»

Eligibility has been defined to focus on the most vulnerable families: first - time pregnant women, and first time parents with a child less than 6 months of age.